People of note visit the city yesterday
A string of visitors including Capt D H Barger of Hiawatha and BE M Fulton of Wise spent yesterday in Bluefield or the city on business. Rev L C Wolfe of Shawnee and Dr W A Carr of Glen Lyn were among those seen in town. A J Stewart and R V Shanklin of Gary and John Homer with George Karlos left for Roanoke on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Barger
Hiawatha
BE. M. Fulton
Wise
W. A. Carr
Glen Lyn
A. J. Stewart
R. V. Shanklin
Gary
City
John Homer
George Karlos
Roanoke
John R. Johnson
Christiansburg
L. C. Wolfe
Shawnee, Okla
Mr. Wolfe
Peterstown
Mrs. E. T. Spencer Dies After Illness in City
Mrs. Edward T. Spencer died yesterday afternoon at her Giles street home after a short illness. She leaves a mother, two sisters in Nelson county, one brother, a husband Captain EK T Spencer, and five children. Funeral today at 3 o clock at home conducted by Rev W C Roof and Rev S H Thompson. burial in Nelson county evening train No. 16 will carry remains for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward T. Spencer
Giles Street
Nelson County
Spencer
W. H. Loving
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
EK. T. Spencer
First Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Bluefield
W. P. Loving
Nelson
Lila
Edward
Bland
Cora
W. C. Roof
H. Thompson
YMCA Option Expires On Princeton Avenue Site
The Young Men’s Christian Association let its option on two Princeton avenue properties lapse yesterday. Officials could not be reached for comment, but no definite action toward a new building is expected before fall. A theatre company may acquire the site and build a city theatre this summer, with local businessmen backing the project. Building now could cost about 25 percent less, and vaudeville and variety shows could attract strong local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Princeton Avenue
Daily Telegraph
Big Slide Closes Glen Alum Trains and Flood Damage
A midnight report says a slide west of Glen Alum blocks trains Nos 15 4 7 8 16 and 38 over 185 feet with mud and rocks filling east and westbound tracks. Falls at Tug river reach record highs as logs clog rivers and cover crossings between Welch and Williamson amid ongoing heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Alum
Welch
Williamson
Tug River
Big Sendy
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Enova
Lynchburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Destructive Fire Destroys Richlands Store and Adjacent Building
A morning blaze in Richlands destroyed Hurt & Hurt’s shop above their store with 10 000 dollars of merchandise lost and 4500 dollars insured. The Hurt family barely escaped with their clothes. The neighboring Ball property pool room and barber shop lost about 1000 dollars with 300 dollars insured. The post office building also suffered partial destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Hurt & Hurt
Hurt Brothers
Hurt
Mr. Hurt
Chas. Ball
Train line between Kenova and thefield hit by slides and washouts
Readable text reports that the line between Kenova and thefield suffered extensive slides and washouts halting service. Rail crews work to clear debris and assess damage as travellers seek alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenova
Thefield
Roanoke Hardest Hit by Norfolk Western Reductions
Norfolk and Western cut its operative staff across the system, laying off just over a thousand workers. Roanoke accounts for about eight hundred of those losses and Bluefield nearly one hundred fifty as the railroad cites business stagnation and the need to reduce wages or force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Bluefield
Norfolk @ Western
Rothschild tale and bulb sales headline in brief
A Bystander joke recounts Rothschild in Paris with a painter, a beggar model, and a five franc coin that yields 1400 pounds as interest. Also note DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and bulk tube rose bulbs at East End Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild
Europe
London
Empress Eugenie
Tuileries
Paris
East End
Buffalo Bill Suffering Nervous Breakdown in Chicago
Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill is seriously ill at Stratford Hotel Chicago suffering from a general nervous breakdown according to dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William F. Cody
Buffalo Binl
Stratford Hotel
Cody
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Pedigo's
Chrysanthemum
E. S. Pedigo
Princeton Ave
West Virginia
St. Luke's Hospital
T. R. Smoot
Tip Top
W. H. Blumerstein
McComas
H. A. Ritz
Bramwell
T. E. Houston
Elkhorn
Philadelphia
Mrs. Flanagan
Shawsville
Landgraf
Candy
WHITE
Bar
B. M. Cohen
Follansbee
Bland Street
Belmont
D. B. Mastin
Prop
W. Va
J. F. Thompson, Mer
Placilc Book & Stationery
Elk’s Building
E. T. Spencer
Mr. Hart
Manhattan
Metropolitan Men’s Furnishing CO
Elks Building
Saddlery Sale
M. G. Whitlow Hardware Co
Bluefield, W. VA
DeWitt
Samuel Turk
West Va
Fowler-Richardson Hardware Company
Phelps Furniture Company
Fowler-Richardson Hardware
Buffalo Bill Sick
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